1793 Manuscript on the Kaaba and Mecca: A High-Resolution Digital Copy

999.9 MB ZIP file contains a high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2016.0058 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript, authored by Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Asadi in 1793, is titled 'رسالة في بناء الكعبة والمسجد الحرام وفضائلهما ومكة المكرمة' (Treatise on the Construction of the Kaaba and the Sacred Mosque, Their Virtues, and Mecca). The dataset was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical architectural descriptions based on the treatise's focus on the construction of the Kaaba and the Sacred Mosque.
• Study religious and cultural virtues attributed to holy sites as described in the manuscript.
• Perform textual analysis on a 1793 Arabic manuscript for linguistic or historical research.
• Digitally preserve and archive a historical document for scholarly access.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures detailed visual and textual fidelity.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing institutional provenance.
• Released under a CC0-1.0 license, allowing unrestricted use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Time Range

The manuscript was authored in 1793.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 06:11:44; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The content focuses on Mecca and the Kaaba.